TY - JOUR T1 - Ice-skating and roller disco injuries in Dublin. JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 207 LP - 211 DO - 10.1136/bjsm.18.3.207 VL - 18 IS - 3 AU - C. Horner AU - M. J. McCabe Y1 - 1984/09/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/18/3/207.abstract N2 - A comparative study was carried out on a series of 72 ice-skating and 57 roller skating injuries over a sixteen month period. The average patient age was 20.5 years in the ice-skating group and 16.5 years in the roller skating group. Females predominated in both groups accounting for 72% of ice-skaters injured and 77% of roller skaters injured. Ice-skaters sustained more serious injuries than roller skaters as was evident from the significant difference in fracture numbers in the two groups. Ice-skating fractures accounted for 40% of all injuries while roller skating fractures were only 14% of their total injuries. The majority of ice-skating fractures occurred in females. As a result of our study we recommended several preventative measures. ER -